August 30, 2016
Today people around the world will participate in International Overdose Awareness Day in order to raise awareness of the current drug epidemic, and to help enlighten the public of the dangers…
August 28, 2016
Most new wonder drugs turn out to be not so wonderful once we get to know them better, which was the case of the family of drugs known as the benzodiazepines. They were the “Wonder Drug&…
August 25, 2016
In compulsive behaviors, the human brain cannot conceptualize moderation, so it is incapable of employing it. Behavioral studies have shown that the more specific and defined a goal is, the mo…
August 23, 2016
The beginning stages of recovery are generally a time of serious transition. As individuals begin to re-imagine and recreate a life for themselves free from substances, begin identifying suppo…
August 14, 2016
When it comes to recovering from substance abuse and dependence, community can be key to achieving, and sustaining sobriety. High levels of social support are promoted as a powerful tool in de…
August 11, 2016
The New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM) is a social movement led by people in addiction recovery, and their allies. It is aimed at altering public and professional attitudes toward addiction…
August 9, 2016
As we have discussed many times on this forum, and according to The American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction has been defined as a deadly disease. We wanted to take a closer look at t…
August 7, 2016
There is a fairly decent chance that someone in your life, a friend, a co-worker, or a family member has the disease of addiction. If you are lucky, he or she might be one of the approximately…
August 4, 2016
Finding creative ways to use, abuse, and mask drug and alcohol use is always relevant in the addiction recovery world, but this new way to ingest alcohol has doctors very concerned. The proces…
August 2, 2016
What exactly is an intervention, what are the different methods used, do they work, and how do you know if it could benefit someone you love? We are going to take a closer look at these freque…
